T.J. Cloutier

Name: T.J. Cloutier
Location: Richardson, TX, United States
Cashes: 251
Total Winnings: $9,108,713
First Place Finishes: 39
WSOP Bracelets: 6
Marital Status: Married
Children: Six
Started Playing Poker: 1956
Favorite Poker Game: No Limit Hold ‘em
Ambition: To be as good at what I do as I can
Hobbies: Golf and Travel
Favorite Movie: Manchurian Candidate
Favorite Music: Any Streisand song
Favorite Place: My home
Favorite Celebrity: Harry Truman
Poker Players I Respect Most: Chip Reese, Erik Seidel, Ben Roberts and Surrindar Sunar.
If I could change anything in the world: Everyone would get along with every other one.
If I could change anything in the poker world: Bar all bad actors at the table.

T.J. Cloutier has recently won 60 major tournaments world-wide, collecting six World Series of Poker bracelets in the process. He is regarded as one of the top players in the world, and for good reason.

Cloutier got his start at poker while in the Army. After the Army he played professional football for the Montreal Allouettes, but a knee injury forced him to leave the team. T.J. owned a wholesale food business with his family, but when it folded in 1976 Cloutier made his way to Texas and started working on an oil rig. Still playing cards, however, he eventually started making more money at poker than he did at his “square” job. That’s when he started playing poker full-time.

Although Cloutier has six WSOP bracelets to his credit, he has yet to win the main event. He came close on a few occasions, placing in the top 5 four times (two of those in second place), but has never taken home first.

T.J. Cloutier lives with his wife, Joy, in Richardson, Texas. Numerous books on the game of poker can be found to his credit, written with Tom McEvoy.